Siloam Mission to hold art sale and exhibition

Poster for the Gimme Shelter Gimme Art Siloam Mission Art and Exhibition which will be held Friday, march 1 from 6:30-9:30 p.m., at Creative Manitoba, fourth floor 245 McDermot Ave., in Winnipeg. Part of First Fridays in the Exchange, the show will feature works from talented community members who are participants of the on-site art program.Handout / SunMedia

It might be the last place you’d think to find pieces of art, but that’s what you’ll discover at Gimme Shelter, Gimme Art Siloam Mission’s Art Sale and Exhibition on Friday evening.

Part of the First Fridays in the Exchange, the show will feature works from talented community members who are participants of Siloam’s on-site art program.

“It really does highlight what we do at the in-house art studio. It’s really celebrating our achievements and our collaborative works and the process,” said program coordinator Natasha Ross.

“It just gives a snapshot to what is happening in the art program at Siloam Mission and it focuses less on that homelessness piece and it really highlights people identifying as creative individuals.”

The Art Sale and Exhibition will be held Friday from 6:30-9:30 p.m., at Creative Manitoba, 4th Floor, 245 McDermot Avenue.

As part of Siloam Mission’s Mental Health Initiative, the art program brings together professional, developing and emerging artists to work in a variety of media in a safe and encouraging environment. The on-site art studio offers art mentorship, skill building and art therapy through weekly workshops that are led by professional volunteers.

“We have this core group of artists who come in and they do provide some instruction but really it’s a mentorship piece and that is about getting people to really identify as creative individuals and focusing less on the homeless aspect” said Ross. “We didn’t include a lot of pieces around homelessness. That’s not the intent of the show.

“The intent is to really celebrate what we do in the on-site arts studio.”

This year’s event – the first of its kind – will feature a wide range of works including paintings, drawings, soapstone carvings and dreamcatchers. Most pieces are for sale and artists keep 80% of the proceeds, with 20% going back into the art program for supplies.

Artwork purchased helps sustain the art program while supporting individual artists in their journey of creative self-expression. The public show is free and open to all.

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